Automotive exhibition
Tesla does not come to the IAA in Munich
Unlike two years ago, the Elon Musk group canceled. One can only speculate about the reasons.
Tesla does not come to this year’s IAA Mobility. The company decided not to participate, according to the organizer of the fair, the Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), one month before the start of the fair in Munich. You can’t say anything about the reasons for this. Inquiries at Tesla initially remained unanswered.
At the last IAA two years ago, Tesla was represented at the fair and had celebrated the German premiere of his revised vehicle Model 3. Compared to other manufacturers, the performance was rather small at the time.
Tesla has recently severely lost market shares in Europe and Germany. In the first seven months of the year, the group was only 9th in the electric car registrations in Germany. A few years ago, it was still the leader.
Always protests against Tesla
In addition, there were always protests against Tesla, with the political activities of chief Elon Musk playing a central role. Cars from the brand were also lit. However, it is completely unclear whether there is a connection of these developments to avoid an IAA appearance.
The IAA will take place in Munich for the third time after 2023 and 2021. Both times she was accompanied by protests, which in 2023 was smaller than at the first Munich edition of the fair.
At the beginning of July, the IAA reported rising area bookings and an increased internationality of the exhibitors. Among other things, a record number of Chinese companies was already registered at this point.
dpa
Source: Stern
